អដ្ឋបាន

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali aṭṭha (“eight”) + Pali pāna (“beverage”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic អដ្ឋបាន ʼṭ̥ṭʰpān Phonemic អ័ត-ឋៈ-បាន ʼ˘t-ṭʰ`-pān WT romanisation ʼatthaʼbaan (standard) IPA(key) /ʔat.tʰaʔ.ɓaːn/

Noun

អដ្ឋបាន • (ʼatthaʼbaan)

1. (Buddhism) the eight kinds of liquids which may be consumed by Buddhist monks after noon.

Usage notes

• There are two sets of eight beverages: one for healthy monks, which contains fruit juices, and another for sick monks, which includes milk, cereal juices, vegetable juices and fruit juices.